专业四级考试快速阅读练习及答案

专业四级考试快速阅读练习及答案Inthissectiontherearefivepassagesfollowedbytenquestionsorunfinishedstatements.SkimorscanthemasrequiredandthenmarkyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.TEXTEFirstreadthefollowingquestion.31.Thepurposeofthepassageisto.A.describewaysofeliminatingmosquitolarvaeB.demonstratethegreatdifferencesamongkindsofmosquitoesC.showreasonsforthehighsurvivalrateofmosquitoesD.giveageneraldeionofmosquitodevelopmentNowreadTextEquicklyandmarkyouransweronyourANSWERSHEET.Eachvarietyofmosquitoshasitsfavoredkindofwateraumulationforbreeding,andalmosteveryimaginabletypeofstillwaterhasbeenusedbyatleastonekindofmosquitotolayitseggs.Aftertheeggshatch,thelarvaecontinuetobecloselyassociatedwithwater’ssurfaceatthetailendsoftheirbodies.Becausethelarvaedevelopthisway,theyareneverfoundintheopenwateroflakeswheretheywouldmerelyserveasfishfood,orinplaceswheretheywouldbedamagedbywaveactionorwatercurrents.TEXTF

Firstreadthefollowingquestions.32.Themainideaofthepassageis.A.howtoplaytennisB.howtowinatennismatchC.thegeneralintroductionofthegameD.whatisagameintennis33.Theauthordriveshispointhomeby.A.givingthedetailsB.explainingstepbystepC.offeringstrongproofsD.makingvividdeionsNowreadTextFquicklyandmarkyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.Let’stalkabouttennisbetweenjusttwoplayers.Youknowthatthetwoplayershitaballacrossthe.Onesidemusthittheballsothattheotherplayercannothititbackoverthe.Theballmuststaywithinthelines.Ifthefirstplayercan’tdothis,theopponentgetsapoint.Theplayersalwaysstopwhenonewinsapoint.Tostartplayagain,oneplayerwillserve.Heorshethrowstheballintotheairandhitsit.Theballmustcrossthewithouthittingit.Theotherplayermusthittheballbackacrossthebeforeithitsthegroundtwice.Iftheballdoesn’thittheorthegroundtwice,theplayerskeephittingitoverthe.Thisgoesonuntilsomeonemisses.Aplayerneedsfourpointstowinagame.Ifbothplayershavethreepoints,thenonemustgettwomorepointstogethertowin.

Whenoneplayerwinssixgames,itiscalledaset.Ifeachsidewinsfivegames,thenonemustwintwomoregamestogethertowintheset.Ifeachplayerwinssixgames,theyplayonemoregameofsevenpoints.Amatchusuallyhasthreeorfivesets.TEXTGFirstreadthefollowingquestion.34.WhileatLondonairports,youhavetopresentyourpassportat.A.thecarouselB.theImmigrationHallC.thecustomsD.theArrivalsHallNowreadTextGquicklyandmarkyouransweronyourANSWERSHEET.ArrivingatLondonairports.Justfollowthesesimplestepsforatroublefreearrival.FollowtheARRIVALSsignifyouareendingyourjourneyinLondonortransferringtoaUKdomesticflight.ThiswilltakeyoutotheImmigrationHallwhereyoumustpresentyourpassportandanynecessaryvisa/healthdocumentation.AtHEATHROWairportproceeddownstairstoclaimyourbaggagefromthecarouselindicatingyourflightnumber.AtGATEWICKairportproceeddownstairsintheNorthTerminaltoclaimyourbaggagefromthecarouselindicatingyourflightnumber.Freetrolleysareavailableforyourbags.ToclearcustomstaketheRedChannelifyouhavegoodsto

declareortheGreenChannelifyouhavenogoodstodeclare.YouwillthenbeintheArrivalsHall.FromhereyoucanobtaintransportintocentralLondon;transferbetweenGATEWICKandHEATHROWairportsandtransfertoUKdomesticflights.TEXTHFirstreadthefollowingquestions.?35.Thetotalamountofcookingtimeforeachvegetableis.A.4minutesforthepotatoesand10minutesforthecucumberB.10minutesforthepotatoesand4minutesforthecucumberC.4minutesforthecucumberand14minutesforthepotatoesD.14minutesforthecucumberand4minutesforthepotatoes36.Whichofthefollowingstatementsagreeswiththemenudirections?A.Thedishisenoughtogoround.B.Fourservingspoonsareneeded.C.Thedishistobesharedbyfourpersons.D.Fourguestscanhelpthemselvestothedish.37.Aordingtothisrecipe,.A.parsley,saltandpepperaretobeaddedbyasprinkler

B.thedishhastobeproperlyseasonedwithsaltandpepperC.parsleyisusedfordecorationD.thedishmustbetossedtoeverybody’stasteNowreadTextHquicklyandmarkyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.RecipePotatoesandCucumberwithParsley2potatoes,about3/4pound1cucumber,about3/4pound1tablespoonbutter1tablespoonfinelychoppedparsleySaltandpeppertotastePeelthepotatoes.Splittheminhalflengthwise,thencutintoquarters.Putthepotatoesinasmallskilletwithwatertocover.Bringtotheboilandcookabout10minutes.Meanwhilescrapethecucumber.Cutitinto11/2inchlengths.Cuteachlengthinhalf.Whenthepotatoeshavecooked10minutes,addthecucumbers.Cookaboutfourminutes.Drain.Addthebuttertothevegetablesandtoss.Sprinklewithparsley,saltandpeppertotasteandserve.Yielding:4servings.TEXTI

Firstreadthefollowingquestions.38.Howdoesastudentknowwhatthehomeworkassignmentsare?A.Prof.Klammerannouncestheminclass.B.Thestudentreadsthelistonthenextpage.C.Prof.Klammergivesalisteveryweekinclass.D.Thestudentgoestotheprofessor’sofficeandasks.39.Ifafreshmanthinksthathemightmajorinhistory,whatisthemaximumlengthhispapercanbe?A.Fifteenpages.B.Twentyfivepages.?C.Tenpages.D.Nomaximum.40.IfastudentcannotseeProf.Klammerduringherofficehours,whatshouldhedo?A.Seeherafterclass.B.Callherathome.C.Askanotherstudent.D.Makeanappointmentwithher.NowreadTextIquicklyandmarkyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.COURSEOUTLINEFORHISTORY101,DR.JANEKLAMMER?COURSE:History101"IntroductiontoAmericanHistory"INSTRUCTOR:Dr.JaneKlammerOFFICE:305MarshallHallOFFICEHOURS:11.15～12.30MWFCLASS:363MarshallHall3.35～5.00TTh10:10～11:00MWFOthertimesbyappointmentTELEPHONE:255-4786?

TEXTBOOK:Green,RobertP.,TheAmericanTradition:AHistoryoftheUnitedStates,CharlesE.MerrillpublishingCo.Columbus,Ohio1984(availableattheCollegeBookstore)COURSEREQUIREMENTS:midtermexam:October1020%ofthefinalgrad